October 5, 2011: Announcement of the construction of a new bridge for the St. Lawrence in Montreal to replace the Champlain Bridge. It will be built through a public-private partnership and there will be tolls.
October 31, 2011: Consultations by Minister Lebel with economic and business leaders from the Montreal region.
November 14, 2011: Consultations by Minister Lebel with the mayors of Montreal, Longueuil and Brossard.
January 22, 2012: Launch of the federal environmental assessment.
April 23, 2012: Following a request for proposals, award of the contract for the environmental assessment (Dessau|Cima+ consortium).
July 12, 2012: Announcement of the replacement of three overpasses on Highway 15 and the construction of a temporary causeway linking île des Soeurs to Montreal.
July 31, 2012: Following a request for proposals, award of the contract to develop the business case for the project (consortium led by PricewaterhouseCoopers).
September 13, 2012: Inaugural meeting of the stakeholder advisory committee composed of the Quebec Ministry of Transportation, the Agence métropolitaine de transport and the cities of Montreal, Longueuil, and Brossard.
September 19, 2012: Following a request for proposals, award of a contract for the design and environmental studies of a temporary causeway to replace the île des Soeurs Bridge (Genivar).
November 16, 2012: Publishing of the first part of the environmental assessment report.
December 2-10, 2012: Public open houses on the results of the environmental assessment in Brossard, Verdun and île des Soeurs.
February 18, 2013: Consultations by Minister Lebel with engineering, business and design experts to discuss ways of ensuring the architectural quality of the new bridge for the St. Lawrence.
March 7, 2013: Ministers Lebel and Sylvain Gaudreault, Quebec Minister of Transport, meet to discuss the new bridge for the St. Lawrence.
April 2, 2013: Publishing of the second part of the environmental assessment report.
April 10, 2013: Consultations by Minister Lebel with Montreal region mayors to discuss the new bridge for the St. Lawrence.
April 14-22, 2013: Second series of public open houses on the results of the environmental assessment in Brossard, île des Soeurs and Montreal's Le Sud-Ouest borough.
April 17, 2013: Request for proposals for laboratory services and geotechnical studies.
April 2013
